What a week. The family and I went to Oklahoma City to work this week and the weather turned off very cold. Not much work got done, but I had some time in the Motel 6 with internet access and a desire to move our farm forword. I found Rylie and Sarah. They are a mother daughter Great Pyrenees pair that needed new homes. Rylie is likely pregnant with pups from a full blood pyrenees too. We visited them and met an awesome lady. She just recently had to give up her goats and other animals due to health problems. She was a joy to meet. We set up the date to pick the girls (Rylie and Sarah) on our way back home the following Saturday. I was so excited that I changed my backdrop om my laptop from the political satire that so often graces it to a picture of the girls. Much excitement in the whole family, including our reluctant 18 year old homesteader that is our oldest son. That evening, I found Maraschino online for sale. He is a an ADCA registered Dexter Bull. Dexters are the breed we chose and this was perfect. The owners and I emailed back and forth for a couple of days and we finally went to visit them on Saturday. What a visit it was too! These guys are living a life similar to the one we invision for our family. This was without a doubt a blessing from the Lord to meet and get to know this fine family. We paid for Maraschino, our new herd bull, and went to pick up the girls. When we arrived, Rylie was AWOL. Sarah rather reluctantly got into the back of the suburban, and the kids immediately began petting her. We waited for about and hour, searching, and calling neighbors to see if she was near. No Rylie, so we paid for Sarah and left. We spent about an hour a few miles away eating a McDonald's icecream and shopping at Wal-Mart waiting to see if we would get a call saying she was back. Nope! We headed home, about a three and a half hour drive. About an hour or so into the drive, we got the call that she had returned home. Our oldest son will return this week to work on the jobsite in that city, and he will bring her home with him this weekend. As for Maraschino, he is awaiting his vet papers for interstate travel, and we will go pick him up then. If you would have told me that we would be coming home with two Great Pyrenees pups and a Dexter Bull when we left for the job on Wednesday, I would have not believed you. Well, we are now another couple of steps away from realizing our goals. Thanks to the Lord, the lady with the Pyrenees, and the awesome family we bought Maraschino from. All-in-all, what a week! Welcome to the family Maraschino, Rylie, and Sarah.
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